Mayor Coleen Seng today thanked the Lincoln Parks Foundation for
coordinating the purchase of six automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
to be placed at the five municipal golf courses and the Woods Park Tennis
Center.

“We hope that the AEDs will not be needed,” said Mayor Seng. “But we are
very grateful that they will be available at City golf courses and the
Woods Tennis Center in case of a cardiac emergency.”

Earlier this year, Assistant Director of Athletics and Golf Steve Hiller
approached the Lincoln Parks Foundation to request assistance in funding
the purchase of AEDs. “The safety of the patrons at our City facilities is
our number one concern,” said Hiller.

The Foundation Board of Directors pledged $5,000 and offered to assist in
seeking additional funding partners. Clancy Woolman, past President of the
Foundation, contacted the Lincoln Men’s Golf Association, the Women’s Golf
Association, the Senior Golf Association, golf professionals at each of the
municipal courses, the AED Consortium and the Lincoln Tennis Association to
seek their financial participation. Woolman thanked each of the partners
for their participation and commitment to the safety of Lincoln’s citizens.

The six AED units will be purchased at a cost of about $10,000. The units
will be placed in the clubhouses of the five City golf courses (Highlands,
Holmes, Pioneers, Mahoney and Jim Ager) and the Woods Park Tennis Center.
The Lincoln Fire Department has agreed to provide regular training sessions
regarding use of the AEDs.